EN FOTOS: La Cuba de siempre

Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times

Alejandro Tellez, 14, sits near an abandoned home once owned by Americans, according to locals from the town of Guanabo, Cuba. Despite their location on the north shore of Cuba, the homes have remained vacant since the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s.

Alejandro Tellez, 14, sits near an abandoned home once owned by Americans, according to locals from the town of Guanabo, Cuba. Despite their location on the north shore of Cuba, the homes have remained vacant since the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

A fisherman passes along a canal on his boat in Guanabo, Cuba. According to locals, many of the homes in the area were once owned by Americans, but they have remained vacant since the time of the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s.

A fisherman passes along a canal on his boat in Guanabo, Cuba. According to locals, many of the homes in the area were once owned by Americans, but they have remained vacant since the time of the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)